Parish Bytes

Parish Bytes
presents interviews
with
our many and varied parishioners
who are
making our world a better place through who they are

PARISH BYTE #1
AN INTERVIEW WITH
FRANK SCULLY

"To be part of the body of Christ, encouraging each other in our walk, drives my faith...no man is an island!"

PARISH BYTE #2
AN INTERVIEW WITH
KATE BUCKLAND

"Faith is about community...my service gives me more joy, I think, than I give the parish!"

PARISH BYTE #3
AN INTERVIEW WITH
SR ANGELA GRANT

"The Scripture Group is a real blessing in my life...in every way it's a beautiful and creative experience of faith."

PARISH BYTE #4
AN INTERVIEW WITH
BOBBY MACKUN

"Being part of a vibrant youthgroup is great... having someone in your age group who understands you and can help answer your questions"

PARISH BYTE #5
AN INTERVIEW WITH
OLIVER GARDINER

"Singing in the choir is my favourite thing to do. I have been singing since I started school and I just love to do it ..I love to make people smile"

PARISH BYTE #7
AN INTERVIEW WITH
GIANNA D'ANGELO

"I love attending St Peter Chanel.
Community is very important to us and I certainly feel that every Sunday."

PARISH BYTE #9
AN INTERVIEW WITH
ANDREW RANKIN

" We have four children and we love how the church works in so closely with the school. Both priests visit the school very often. We enjoy going to church and particularly listening to the homilies."

PARISH BYTE #11
AN INTERVIEW WITH
SAMANTHA BARLOW

" When I attend Mass I see the range of ages in the parishioners, which I love.... the younger people and the elderly look after each other. I remember Joshua looking at an elderly lady and she bought him a medal which he still has in his room."

PARISH BYTE #13
AN INTERVIEW WITH
FR RICHARD DE LILLO

" I've always had this belief that you've gotta keep looking for what's next...you have to keep living until there's no life left to live.! I take homilies very seriously, God gets to talk to the people he loves and we are the bridge. Stay in touch with me through my blog" livetodaywell.org

PARISH BYTE #15
AN INTERVIEW WITH
DAN DOMINGUEZ

" In a funny way, art re-kindled my faith. I realised the fabricated nature of Art and faith that seemed to be connected. FR Kev, a musician himself, beautiful man, understands the sacramental function of art. The baptismal font is a work about us, our community, not about me as the artist.

PARISH BYTE #17
AN INTERVIEW WITH
FR JOHN WORTHINGTON

" I knew I wanted to be a priest from the age
of six...When I prepare for my homilies I get inside the story, and walk around it, I try to share the depth of the feeling that's in it, settling on an angle or recollection that's triggered from the reading...because it's soul stuff, it feeds the soul".

PARISH BYTE #6
AN INTERVIEW WITH
RIK DAWSON

"Many people are surprised when I tell them I still go to church... I just love it, it gives me so much clarity and inner peace."

PARISH BYTE #8
AN INTERVIEW WITH
WARWICK BENSON

"I became a Catholic in 2000, after going through the RCIA program at HNOM. The Eucharist is the source of my daily thought and the way that I live my life."

PARISH BYTE #10
AN INTERVIEW WITH
KATH KEEVERS

"My faith has been tested over the years, probably like many people. I came to parenthood la bit later in life and I cherish it very much. I love being part of the community, being at the school, helping all the children achieve the best they can be. "

PARISH BYTE #12
AN INTERVIEW WITH
ERN YEOW

"I belong to the Broken Bay Diocese and am part of a Bible Study community in the city...We meet regularly and our aim is to inspire young people to change the world through Christ....we find our found through trusting in God."

PARISH BYTE #14
AN INTERVIEW WITH
RALPH FITZGERALD

" I'm very strongly a Catholic, not just a believer. The Church shapes my faith...it shapes the way I express my faith, through the liturgies and the sacraments and the community that is the faith and is the Church. That is a beautiful thing."

PARISH BYTE #16
AN INTERVIEW WITH
FR PAUL PIERCE

" I was asked to accompany a group of people to Italy a few years ago. It was amazing to not only visit another country but to see some of those things that have always been a part of the history of Christianity. I enjoy Roman history and if I get the chance I would like to go back and spend some more time in Rome.

PARISH BYTE #18
AN INTERVIEW WITH
RICHARD KORKOR

" If I look at where I am today, the parish has been a safe place to explore my faith, who I am as a person and to become vulnerable...Through my involvement in the Good Friday Walk and in sitting around table with the other congregations I've grown in to a deeper connection with them and realise that the there is a unity amongst all of us through our baptism. It has opened up my mind to how the church can look."